"Are there any people still trapped? We will follow the rescue team to make sure again" As the rain gradually dwindled, the horizon gradually lit up, PENG Yingquan from Longshui Town Emergency Office in Dazu District put down the phone, and slowly caught his breath.

From 07:00 on July 9 to 07:00 on July 10, heavy rain occurred in Dazu District in Chongqing, with the maximum rainfall registering 169.2 mm.

After receiving the early warning information from the meteorological office, Longshui Town transferred 323 people at stake in advance, of which 4 were urgently transferred and relocated.

The District emergency rescue team arrived at the scene. Credits to LIU Bo

At 00:35 on July 10, the Dazu District Meteorological Station issued blue warning signal of rainstorm.

After receiving the early warning, the District Government attached great importance to disaster prevention and relief and rescue work, organized key departments to discuss and judge the weather condition in a timely manner, quickly launched emergency plans, implemented disaster prevention measures, and conducted meteorological prediction, risk diagnosis and judgment, preparation of emergency materials, investigation of water-related projects along rivers, flood prevention publicity and emergency risk avoidance.

Rescue workers went to the flood point to make inspections. Credits to LIU Bo

Relevant departments and personnel carried out thorough investigations and reminded affected people to take precautionary measures, and relocated to safety.

At 1 a.m., rainstorm fell.

At 02:00, as the rain continued to intensify, the District Meteorological Office issued yellow warning signal for heavy rain; At 03:16, red warning signal for heavy rain was issued. At 3:30, the District Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters Office launched a third-level emergency response for flood control.

As of 07:00 on July 10, all kinds of early warning information were released to the District Government, and relevant departments and people through various channels in a timely manner. Through the early warning platform, 15 short messages were sent to emergency personnel, covering 150,000 people. The District Meteorological Department triggered“call and response”mechanism 21 times.

Editor: LIU Shuqiao